Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects
Summary
Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects in its application for certification or correct defects when a certification is denied, revoked, or changed.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions
S6020
→
S6020A
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to include 'changing' a certification alongside 'denying' or 'revoking' it, expanding the protections for businesses. It also updated the hearing timeline to allow a business to request a hearing within sixty days (previously thirty) and clarified that a denied certification is temporarily restored while a hearing is pending.
Scope change
The bill now applies to situations where a certification is changed, not just denied or revoked.
SCOPE
Expanded the bill's application to include cases where a certification is 'changed,' in addition to being denied or revoked.
TIMELINE
Extended the deadline for a business to request a hearing from thirty days to sixty days.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement that a denied certification must be restored and remain in effect while a hearing is pending.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · Assembly Jun 4, 2026
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 28, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6020A
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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